| dyna mo |
12-18-2013 03:03 PM |
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Originally Posted by RandyRandy
(Post 19914455)
I didn't mean that I was suspect of all Bloomberg polls - I meant just that poll. That's such a high number of people that know what something is that's not in the general news all the time.
Maybe I'm underestimating my fellow Americans - but I don't believe the same 42% of those Americans who know what Bitcoins are were culled from the same pool that shows 28% of Americans can't name the US Vice President.
I would, however, believe that 42% of Americans who are subscribed to Bloomberg.com would know what a Bitcoin is.
As for Newsweek Are they still around?
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i see what you're saying, it is a curious difference, i'm not sure how to account for it. i do think the poll is accurate, as far as polling goes. creating a random sample is quite scientific and best left to the experts.
but 3 people in my family have asked me about bitcoins since thanksgiving, including my mom. i reminded her i had mentioned them to her a long time ago and she couldn't have cared less at that time, now she wanted to know what all the hubbub was about!
it's all media hype. but so is politics. why the media hype over bitcoins is embraced more than the media hype of the vp is a head scratcher, perhaps people can't be bothered with politics these days, as much of a clusterfuck that is.
also, it doesn't appear that that newsweek poll was scientifically randomized, it appears it was a webpage anyone could access and answer the questions. |
